West Africa gets ready for desertification COP15
The two-day sessions focused on financing opportunities that have the potential to deliver transformative projects and programs to boost the Great Green Wall initiative...
Tractor of the Year: rendez-vous at EIMA
The event that rewards the best tractor of the year is scheduled to take place at the Bologna agricutltural machinery exhibition in November. Award...
COP15 kicks off in Côte d’Ivoire
During the COP14 in India, in 2019, countries renewed their commitment to achieving land degradation neutrality by 2030. Three years later, they are meeting...
Sudan warned of predicted summer locust scourge in North Darfur
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Livestock in North Darfur, Sudan has warned that widespread locust swarms are expected with the onset of the...
Facing husbandry and farming challenges together
The global demand for food and animal protein will dramatically increase in the coming decades. Raising and processing animals, land and water based, for the production of food will become increasingly challenging. In light...
AGCO Africa puts farmers first at NAMPO 2022 with latest technology from Massey Ferguson...
South Africa has about 30 000 plus commercial farmers faced with constant challenges to meet growing demands for food, to be internationally competitive, and...
Soil Organic Carbon Essential for Preventing Drought
Climate change is creating significant agricultural production challenges. Rising global temperatures are adversely affecting soil quality in arid regions. Africa notoriously struggles with crop...
Kenya hosts regional workshop on rice self sufficiency
Kenya has for the last three days been hosting Rice Breeding Innovations (RBI) National Agricultural Research and Extension Systems Partners’ Annual workshop for East...
Kenya’s Garissa County embarks on animal vaccination drive
The Garissa County government in Kenya in conjunction with Save The Children organization has launched a joint mass vaccination of animals in Balambala sub-county.
The...
Snail farming gathers pace in Kenya
Snails have long been considered a delicacy in countries such as France. In Africa, giant African land snails are increasingly seen as a potential...